Andreas W. Unterberg

Andreas W. Unterberg is Chair and Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Heidelberg's Medical Faculty since 2003. He has held prominent roles including Vice Director at Charité, Berlin, and Professor at Virchow-Klinikum, Humboldt-University of Berlin, contributing extensively to neurosurgical research and clinical practice.

• Education: Justus-Liebig-University Gießen (1974-1977), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (1977-1981), MD in 1982.

His research spans subarachnoid hemorrhage, surgical neuro-oncology, brain edema, and neurotraumatology, with a focus on intraoperative imaging and neuro-intensive care. He pioneered studies on blood-brain barrier dysfunction (1988), cerebral oxygenation monitoring (1996), and glioma genomic analysis (2015). Recent work (2023-2017) addresses aggressive meningiomas, glioblastoma immunotherapy, and personalized treatment approaches.

His publications reflect a sustained commitment to neurotrauma and cerebrovascular disease, including high-impact clinical trials on decompressive craniectomy (2014, 2016) and foundational studies on brain edema mechanisms.

• 2023 Honorary Professor, Samarkand Medical State University, Uzbekistan
• 2017 Klaus-von-Wild-Lecture, EMN, Italy
• 1995 Investigator Award, International Neurotrauma Society
• 1988 Upjohn Award, EANS
• 1983 E.K.-Frey-Award, German Society of Internal Intensive Medicine